Here's my strategy on the Cold War: we win, they lose.

It should be the right of the individual to decide whether he wants to belong to a union.

Government should uphold-and not undermine-those institutions which are custodians of the very values upon which civilization is founded: religion, education and, above all, family.

Once people who have been deprived of basic freedom taste a little of it, they want all of it.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

The despicable North Korean attack in Rangoon deprived us of trusted advisers and friends. So many of those who died had won admirers in America as they studied with us or guided us with their counsel. I personally recall the wisdom and composure of Foreign Minister Lee, with whom I met in Washington just a few short months ago. To the families and countrymen of all those who were lost, America expresses its deep sorrow.

The best view of big government is in the rearview mirror as we leave it behind.